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Codex

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Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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Codex

Coding-Agent Infrastructure
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0.147.0

rust-v0.147.0
  • New Features
  • Install portable Agent Plugins and search across local, personal, workspace, and remote plugin catalogs. (#36544, #36409, #36919, #36796)
  • Organize conversations into persistent, manually ordered sections and browse long transcripts incrementally. (#35722, #36007, #36380, #36948, #36950)
  • Enable automatically reviewed approvals with the new --approve-for-me CLI flag. (#36373)
  • Import Cursor-managed skills and synchronize changes to imported Claude and Cursor conversations without creating duplicates. (#36361, #36356, #35623)
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Codex App frequently freezes/stutters on Windows 11 Pro despite sufficient system resources

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Latest Codex App downloaded from the Microsoft Store. ### What subscription do you have? Plus ### What platform is your computer? Windows 11 Pro, x64 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 RAM: 32 GB ### What issue are you seeing? I frequently experience Codex App freezes, stutters, or severe UI lag

importance 76@squarepotsopenbugwindows-osappperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex Desktop for macOS repeatedly triggers `syspolicyd` / `trustd` CPU and memory runaway

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Codex Desktop: 26.527.60818 Codex build: 3437 ### What subscription do you have? plus ### What platform is your computer? Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm ### What issue are you seeing? Codex Desktop for macOS triggers a persistent macOS Gatekeeper/SystemPolicy loop after launch. With Codex

importance 76@energissimo-mgopenbugappcomputer-useperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex replies to earlier messages instead of latest one in conversations

### What version of Codex is running? 0.77.0 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.2-xhigh ### What platform is your computer? _No response_ ### What issue are you seeing? In multi-message conversations with Codex, the assistant sometimes responds to an earlier message instead of the most recent one. For example, I had

importance 66@BobbyWang0120openbugcontextagentOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex desktop app for Linux

### What variant of Codex are you using? App ### What feature would you like to see? I love the new codex app. However due to [this issue](https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10432) it is almost unusable on my mac laptop. I would like to use the app on my linux desktop where power consumption is far less of an issue. ### Additional information _No respons

importance 64@SuhaibinatorclosedenhancementappOriginal evidence ↗
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Error running remote compact task

### What version of Codex CLI is running? 0.114.0 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.4 ### What platform is your computer? Linux 6.17.0-19-generic x86_64 x86_64 ### What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? Codex CLI in terminal ### What issue are you seeing? ## Problem: /compact fails after ~

importance 64@GrallenclosedbugcontextOriginal evidence ↗
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Add setting to disable the auto-resolve in 60 seconds for questions

### What version of Codex CLI is running? codex-cli 0.141.0 ### What subscription do you have? Plus ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.5 ### What platform is your computer? Linux 7.0.3-arch1-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 01 May 2026 15:49:22 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux ### What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? Alacritty ### Codex do

importance 64@antoyoopenbugCLIconfigplanOriginal evidence ↗
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Reset failed, did not apply and 1 reset is wasted

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Version 26.623.141536 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### What platform is your computer? Windows ### What issue are you seeing? I used one of my resets and it did not apply and my reset counter dropped from 2 to 1, I did not hit the reset button again worrying that i would l

importance 64@otpl8855-hashopenbugrate-limitsappOriginal evidence ↗
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LSP integration (auto-detect + auto-install) for Codex CLI

### What feature would you like to see? ## Summary Please add **built-in Language Server Protocol (LSP) support** to Codex CLI, including **auto-detection and auto-installation** of popular language servers. The goal is for Codex CLI to use LSP diagnostics and symbol intelligence to produce **more precise, language- and project-aware code edits** with minima

importance 64@danielsacostaopenenhancementagentOriginal evidence ↗
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High CPU Usage Triggered by Windows Defender & WMI When Launching Codex Desktop on Windows 10

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Codex Desktop Version: 26.715.2305.0 ### What subscription do you have? pro 20x ### What platform is your computer? windows ### What issue are you seeing? High CPU Usage Triggered by Windows Defender & WMI When Launching Codex Desktop on Windows 10 Environment OS: Windows 10 Pro x64

importance 62@ramisasa9080-blipopenbugwindows-osappperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.609.71450 ### What subscription do you have? Pro 5x ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64 ### What issue are you seeing? I am writing to report a persistent issue with the Codex GPT-5.5 model. Over the past hour, I have received the error messa

importance 60@zhangwenzheng0451bugrate-limitsappOriginal evidence ↗
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Windows Codex app missing “\control other devices"” tab in Settings > Connections

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? Version 26.611.62324 • Released Jun 17, 2026 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### What platform is your computer? `Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64` ### What issue are you seeing? I want to control codex remotely from my windows pc, under the connections tab the "control

importance 59@zi070410openbugwindows-osappremoteOriginal evidence ↗
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Windows Desktop: unbounded taskkill.exe/conhost.exe cleanup storm exhausts WMI

## Summary Codex Desktop on Windows can enter an unbounded process-cleanup loop where hundreds of `taskkill.exe` processes remain alive, each with a corresponding `conhost.exe`. The accumulated `taskkill` instances repeatedly query `Win32_Process`, exhaust the WMI provider quota, and make the entire Windows UI sluggish or unable to launch new processes. This

importance 59@RocStoneopenbugwindows-ostool-callsappperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Make request_user_input tool available in code mode

### What version of Codex is running? 0.93 ### What subscription do you have? GPT Plus ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.2 ### What platform is your computer? Linux ### What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? _No response_ ### What issue are you seeing? request_user_input tool is not available in code mode: error `request_user_i

importance 58@vbp1enhancementtool-callsOriginal evidence ↗
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Allow PRs with binary files

Please allow codex web to create PRs that include binary files. I just had it work successfully on a task for 40 minutes and can not merge the PR because it accidentely created a small unneeded binary file!

importance 58@FreddyE1982enhancementcodex-webOriginal evidence ↗
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Support headless remote Linux hosts for Codex mobile without requiring the desktop app to stay online

## Summary Codex mobile is very useful as a control layer, but it is currently limited when the active Codex environment depends on a personal desktop machine staying online. Many development workflows run primarily on always-on Linux servers accessed through SSH, while the desktop app is only a local access point. It would be valuable to support a headless

importance 54@chac4lopenenhancementiOSremoteOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex uses bundled pnpm instead of host toolchain

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.623.42026 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### What platform is your computer? Darwin 24.6.0 arm64 arm ### What issue are you seeing? Codex is consistently failing to run my build script because that script invokes `pnpm install`. As per its own diagnosis: - My local projec

importance 54@kkaatiiopenbugsandboxappOriginal evidence ↗
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yeet skill is over opinionated

### What issue are you seeing? I was surprised when this skill triggered and added a codex/ to a branch name and a [codex] tag to the PR title. These should be opt-in. I was also annoyed that the skill triggered and used git commands on a repo that I manage with jj. ### What steps can reproduce the bug? "PR this" ### What is the expected behavior? Respect ex

importance 53@joshkaopenbugskillsOriginal evidence ↗
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When exactly will Codex fix the recent slowdown and quality degradation?

Codex has felt noticeably slower and less capable over the past several days. The slowdown and quality degradation started over the weekend, and now it is already Tuesday, but the issue still does not appear to be fixed. The main problems I am seeing are: - Tasks that used to finish much faster are now taking significantly longer. - The quality of the output

importance 52@GGBondBlueWhaleopenbugmodel-behaviorperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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TUI: support Markdown math rendering for inline and block LaTeX

### What version of Codex is running? Observed in the current Codex terminal workflow. I do not have a precise version string to attach here. ### Which model were you using? Observed while using Codex in the terminal UI. ### What platform is your computer? macOS on Apple Silicon in a terminal-based Codex workflow. ### What issue are you seeing? Codex renders

importance 51@water2078openenhancementTUIOriginal evidence ↗
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Feature request: first-class Computer Use support from the Codex CLI

### Problem Computer Use is currently exposed as a Codex desktop/app plugin, but it is not presented as a first-class, supported CLI capability. The local implementation appears to be a bundled MCP helper: ```text computer-use -> ./Codex Computer Use.app/Contents/SharedSupport/SkyComputerUseClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SkyComputerUseClient mcp ``` On my machine

importance 51@its-DeFineopenenhancementmcpCLIcomputer-useOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex App 26.715.9868.0 / CLI 0.145.0: spawn_agent rejects gpt-5.6-luna with multi_agent_v2 enabled

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.715.9868.0 (Windows package version) ### What subscription do you have? ChatGPT account; exact subscription tier is not displayed in this session. ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, NT 10.0.26200.0, x64 (build 26200) ### What issue are you seeing? The C

importance 51@enzopresbiteris-rgbopenbugwindows-osappsubagentOriginal evidence ↗
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[FEATURE] Keyboard shortcut to switch thinking effort level while composing prompt

### What feature would you like to see? A keyboard shortcut to switch between Codex 5.2 models (Low, Medium, High, Xhigh) while composing a prompt in the input area. **Use case**: I often start writing a prompt and then realize mid-composition that I want to use a smarter model for a complex task, or a faster/cheaper model for a simple one. Currently, there'

importance 51@PaulRBergenhancementTUIOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex App: text-log attachment can trigger “Request blocked” and poison subsequent turns

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.707.31428 ### What subscription do you have? ChatGPT Team ### What platform is your computer? Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm ### What issue are you seeing? In Codex App, attaching a plain-text application log to an established thread can cause the turn to fail after approximately 3–5 se

importance 50@66Ton99openbugcontextappsessionOriginal evidence ↗
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CLI 0.147.0: Esc-Esc backtrack cannot find selected prompt in persisted thread

### What version of Codex CLI is running? codex-cli 0.147.0 ### What subscription do you have? Max ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.6-sol ### What platform is your computer? Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm ### What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? iTerm2 3.6.11 ### What issue are you seeing? With an empty composer, using the Esc-Esc

importance 47@PaulRBergclosedbugTUICLIsessionOriginal evidence ↗
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MCP server processes leak: per-thread processes never cleaned up (9+ GB RSS)

## Bug description Codex app-server spawns a full set of global MCP server processes for each new thread/conversation, but **never kills them when threads are archived or closed**. Over time, orphaned MCP processes accumulate unboundedly. ## Environment - Codex Desktop: 0.142.3 (macOS, Apple Silicon) - OS: macOS 15.x, 64 GB RAM ## Steps to reproduce 1. Confi

importance 46@kkkayyeopenbugmcpappapp-serverperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex not showing diff

### What version of the IDE extension are you using? 26.721.30844 ### What subscription do you have? Plus ### Which IDE are you using? Vs code ### What platform is your computer? _No response_ ### What issue are you seeing? I cant´t see the codex diff , i click the button "Review" to see what have changed but this "Oops, an error has occurred" appears in the

importance 46@garzastrabajoopenbugcode-reviewextensionOriginal evidence ↗
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# Codex extension fails to start: "The extension couldn't load its resources"

## Description The Codex panel fails to start after opening VSCode and shows: > Codex could not start. The extension couldn't load its resources. ## Environment - OS: Windows x64 - VSCode: 1.132.0 (commit `df53daabb18cd157bdb08c7f01c34df936cf12f4`) - Extension: `openai.chatgpt` 26.803.41515 (win32-x64) - Extension installed/updated: 2026-08-07 ## Steps to re

importance 46@YeNai-ShaoXianChaoopenbugwindows-osextensionOriginal evidence ↗
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Feature request: Cross-device sync for Codex Projects and Chats

### What feature are you requesting? I would like Codex to support cross-device continuity for Projects and Chats when signed in with the same OpenAI account. For example, I use Codex across two Mac computers. Ideally, I could start a Codex Project or Chat on one Mac, then open Codex on another Mac with the same account and continue the same Project or Chat

importance 45@HezLUOopenenhancementappsessionOriginal evidence ↗
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Windows Computer Use screenshot fails on Windows 10 22H2 when SetIsBorderRequired is called

### Summary On Windows Codex Desktop, Computer Use can list apps/windows, activate windows, read accessibility text, and send keyboard input, but any `get_window_state` call that requests a screenshot fails before capture with: ```text SetIsBorderRequired failed: 不支持此接口 (0x80004002) ``` The same target window works when requesting accessibility text only (`i

importance 42@Define1165250535openbugwindows-osappcomputer-useOriginal evidence ↗
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Windows Codex Desktop spawns powershell.exe every second for full process polling, causing high CPU usage

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.527.31326 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64 ### What issue are you seeing? Codex Desktop repeatedly spawns short-lived powershell.exe children under the Codex.exe GUI process to run full-machine CIM/WM

importance 42@jrf1001openbugwindows-osappperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex Desktop: opening any unloaded local chat waits ~5 seconds on owner discovery timeout

## Summary Codex Desktop waits about five seconds before displaying any unloaded local chat, even when the chat transcript is small. The actual thread read/resume completes in under 200 ms; the delay is a fixed owner-discovery timeout before fallback. ## Environment - ChatGPT/Codex Desktop: **26.803.41515** (build **6321**) - Bundled Codex: **0.147.0-alpha.6

importance 41@galaxychiopenbugappsessionperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex asks for permission despite full access and approval prompts disabled

## Summary Codex repeatedly asks the user for permission before ordinary actions even when the thread is configured with full filesystem access and approval prompts disabled. ## User impact This breaks flow across threads. The user expects Codex to proceed with normal local reads, edits, commands, and safe local commands, but the assistant keeps interrupting

importance 39@mrlightsource-createopenbugmodel-behaviorsandboxappOriginal evidence ↗
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Open Codex Chat in a New Window in VS Code

### What variant of Codex are you using? IDE Extension ### What feature would you like to see? Enable opening one or more Codex chat sessions in a separate window within VS Code. ### Additional information **Suggested UI options:** * Add a “+” button to the left of the existing Maximize and Close buttons. * Or add a three-dot menu with an option to open the

importance 38@rafaselfclosedenhancementextensionOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex IDE extension freezes code-server sidebar on desktop Chromium browsers

## Summary Codex IDE extension freezes code-server when opening the Codex sidebar on desktop Chromium-based browsers. The same code-server instance works normally without the Codex extension, and Android Samsung Internet can use the Codex sidebar much more reliably. ## Environment - Server OS: Arch Linux - Server surface: code-server - code-server version: 4

importance 37@SMOKE-19openbugextensionapp-serverperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex VS Code extension stopped auto-including IDE context after update

### What version of the IDE extension are you using? 26.623.141536 ### What subscription do you have? Pro ### Which IDE are you using? VS Code remote/container (.vscode-server) ### What platform is your computer? Windows 11, Docker ### What issue are you seeing? Date observed: July 8, 2026 Previously working: July 7, 2026 Behavior before: prompts automatical

importance 36@ps-bobbykotzevopenbugwindows-osextensionOriginal evidence ↗
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[Windows 10] DWM Composition handles accumulate after Codex tasks with tool calls

## Summary On Windows 10 22H2, I can reproduce persistent growth in DWM's `Composition` handle count after Codex tasks that make terminal tool calls. A no-tool task that replied only `OK` did not show the same growth. In one controlled five-call run, the `Composition` count increased by 22 and remained elevated throughout the 30-second period after the task

importance 34@J-ShuJieopenbugwindows-osappperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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Codex.app GUI: MCP child processes not reaped after task completion — 1300+ zombies, 37GB memory leak

# Codex.app GUI: MCP child processes not reaped after task completion — 1300+ zombies, 37GB memory leak ## What version of Codex CLI is running? codex-cli 0.98.0 (Codex.app GUI wrapper) ## What subscription do you have? ChatGPT Pro ## Which model were you using? o3 (via Codex.app GUI) ## What platform is your computer? macOS 26.3 (25D125), Apple M4 Max, 64GB

importance 33@rolldavbugmcpapppluginsOriginal evidence ↗
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apply_patch fails on Windows because Codex cannot spawn codex.exe from WindowsApps (CreateProcessAsUserW failed: 5)

### What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 0.108.0-alpha.12 ### What subscription do you have? plus ### What platform is your computer? Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64 ### What issue are you seeing? Environment: - OS: Windows - Codex package path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\OpenAI.Codex_26.305.950.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g

importance 33@EvgenyChukhnovclosedbugwindows-ossandboxtool-callsappOriginal evidence ↗
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Desktop compaction repeatedly embeds full image base64 in compacted checkpoints

### What version of the Codex App are you using? Codex Desktop on Windows: - App package: `OpenAI.Codex` - Version: `26.513.4821.0` - Package: `OpenAI.Codex_26.513.4821.0_x64__2p2nqsd0c76g0` One affected rollout also recorded `cli_version: 0.119.0-alpha.28`. ### What platform is your computer? Windows x64. ### What issue are you seeing? Codex Desktop context

importance 32@SimpleZionopenbugcontextappsessionperformanceOriginal evidence ↗
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[macOS][regression] Desktop cannot resume Remote Control / CLI thread: `already has an active writer` after latest update

## Summary After updating the ChatGPT Desktop client on macOS on **August 7, 2026**, an existing workflow that previously worked stopped working: - During off-hours, I use **ChatGPT mobile Remote Control** to continue a Codex CLI thread on my Mac. - During the day, I open the same thread in the **Desktop client** and continue from there. After the latest Des

importance 32@xkun1openbugappapp-serverremoteOriginal evidence ↗
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Add shortcuts to edit or remove specific queued follow-up inputs in the TUI

### What variant of Codex are you using? CLI ### What feature would you like to see? When Codex is working, users can queue follow-up inputs before the current turn finishes. This is useful, but the queue is currently hard to manage once more than one follow-up has been added. The main issue is that queued messages are visible, but they are not directly acti

importance 31@0xBRMopenenhancementTUICLIOriginal evidence ↗
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Built-in image generation repeatedly fails with network error after July 9 desktop update

### What version of the Codex App are you using? Current Codex Desktop build installed after the July 9, 2026 update. The exact About-dialog version was not available in this session. ### What subscription do you have? ChatGPT subscription using the normal Codex Desktop sign-in. ### What platform is your computer? macOS, Apple Silicon. ### What issue are you

importance 31@woodenxyzopenbugappconnectivityimagenOriginal evidence ↗
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VS Code IDE context auto-disables and selected text is not attached in WSL2

### What version of the IDE extension are you using? 26.721.41059 ### What subscription do you have? Plus ### Which IDE are you using? VS Code ### What platform is your computer? 6.18.33.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ### What issue are you seeing? Automatic IDE context initially appears enabled in the VS Code Codex composer, but the IDE c

importance 29@thisinnocenceopenbugwindows-osextensionOriginal evidence ↗
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🩹 Restore archived chats access from the main Codex UI

### Summary Archived chats need to be accessible from the main Codex UI, not hidden under Settings → Archived chats. This appears to be a regression/removal: a user reports this was available from the main UI roughly two weeks ago, and now there is no obvious way to browse all archived chats from the main sidebar. If the user does not remember the chat name/

importance 28@richa65-personalopenenhancementappsessionPapercuts 2026Papercuts: Source - Truffle PigOriginal evidence ↗
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high-frequency code-mode polling, amplified by a very large resumed context

_After consiming unusual huge tokens usage with a Codex Sol 5.6 ~600mln tokens for a day vs usual 150-200mln on a same code base and same sessions from Codex 5.5 i passed a logs to a Codes to understand if this is not my own WSL bug fix (https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/16690) that force me to build a codex-cli every wheek with latest upstream fixes._

importance 28@ssh4netbugrate-limitsCLIcontexttool-callsOriginal evidence ↗
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Background subprocesses/subagents do not wake the calling agent on completion

### What version of Codex CLI is running? codex-cli 0.116.0 ### What subscription do you have? API Key ### Which model were you using? gpt-5.3-codex medium ### What platform is your computer? Linux 6.8.0-101-generic x86_64 x86_64 ### What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? tmux ### What issue are you seeing? Long-running background

importance 27@zoox101openbugsubagentOriginal evidence ↗